Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Mistral 8x7B

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

Claude Sonnet 4.6 wins overall with a score of 80 vs 52 (28 point difference).Claude Sonnet 4.6 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

96

Mistral 8x7B

62.8

99
MMLU
65
97
GPQA
64
95
SuperGPQA
62
93
OpenBookQA
60

Coding

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

93

Mistral 8x7B

55

93
HumanEval
55

Mathematics

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

97.1

Mistral 8x7B

64

99
AIME 2023
65
99
AIME 2024
67
98
AIME 2025
66
95
HMMT Feb 2023
61
97
HMMT Feb 2024
63
96
HMMT Feb 2025
62
96
BRUMO 2025
64

Reasoning

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

94

Mistral 8x7B

62

95
SimpleQA
63
93
MuSR
61

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Mistral 8x7B?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 scores higher overall with 80 vs 52, a difference of 28 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Mistral 8x7B?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 96 vs 62.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Mistral 8x7B?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in coding with an average score of 93 vs 55.

Which is better for math, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Mistral 8x7B?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in math with an average score of 97.1 vs 64.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Mistral 8x7B?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in reasoning with an average score of 94 vs 62.